> Rice isn't exactly a staple food in the UK. Rice is now very much a staple food in the UK. > And you can still have efficient food production in the UK, it'

> Rice isn't exactly a staple food in the UK. Rice is now very much a staple food in the UK. > And you can still have efficient food production in the UK, it's just that small artisanal "under 100 food-miles" farming is inefficient. Economically inefficient, but diversity of local supply in a key factor in food security, and as a hopeless food insecure country, the UK should be diversifying as much as possible, especially to crops that will thrive in the coming climate.